Spatial Manager Desktop™ - FAQs: Data edition

Introduction

• Objective of this section
  • To analyze the different methods of features data editing and deleting features from the Map

• Topics in this section
  • Direct editing on the data grid: changing values in the cells
  • Finding and replacing: search term, Layer, field and options
  • Multiple edition: Layer, scope, field and new value

How can I edit a value in a Table in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

You can edit a value in the Table of the selected Layer in Spatial Manager Desktop™ by double-clicking in the correspondent cell in the Data grid. Some considerations:

• You must enter a valid value according to the type of Field that you are editing
• If the values are "greyed" in the Data grid that means the Layer is an "External layer" and its external source is a read-only source, so that you cannot edit the values in the Table

Can I change the value of a Field in a Table for more than a Feature simultaneously in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

Yes, you can change the value of a Field in a Table for various Features simultaneously in Spatial Manager Desktop™, using the "Multiple edition" function in the "Start" ribbon. To do it, you must:

• Select the Layer and the Field to apply the edition
• Select if you want to apply the edition to all the Layer or only to the selected Features (if any)
• Type the new value for the selected Field

The above considerations about the type of the Field and about the type of the source should be also noted here

Can I find (and replace) a value in a Table in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

Yes, you can find and, if you want, replace a value in a Table in Spatial Manager Desktop™, using the "Find and replace" function in the "Start" ribbon. To do it, you must:

• Key in the value to find (and replace)
• Key in the value to replace with, if you want to replace values in the Table
• Select the Layer to perform this operation
• Select the Field to perform this operation, or "All" if you want to perform it over all the Fields in the selected Layer
• Choose the "Find" options
  • Match case (text Fields)
  • Match only whole word (text Fields)
  • Look in hidden columns (if any), as you can hide columns in the Data grid
• Select the operation to perform
  • Find the next cell
  • Replace in the current found cell
  • Replace for all the found cells

The above considerations about the type of the Field and about the type of the source should be also noted here